Independent Major

For students interested in deeper public health immersion in preparation for careers in public health, medicine, nursing or other health professions, opportunity exists to pursue an Independent Major in Global Public Health and the Common Good. For such students, the Educational Policy Committee may approve an interdisciplinary Independent Major.  Each proposed major should be submitted to the Dean's Office before March 1 of the student's sophomore year. The Dean will then present it to the Educational Policy Committee for approval. An Independent Major will ordinarily be the student's only major.  Interested students should contact our department at publichealth@bc.edu to set a meeting with the Program Director to discuss this path.